Sending a message in the coronavirus pandemic

Artist Rachel List paints a mural, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Pontefract, Britain, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

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Monday, April 06, 2020

Artist Rachel List paints a mural, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Pontefract, Britain, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

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A message reading "Together we can all win" is displayed at the Tokyo Skytree after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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Tuesday, April 07, 2020

A message reading "Together we can all win" is displayed at the Tokyo Skytree after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in Tokyo, Japan April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

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Men wearing face masks ride past a mural showing a thank you to country's medical workers at a road in Depok, south of Jakarta, Indonesia, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Men wearing face masks ride past a mural showing a thank you to country's medical workers at a road in Depok, south of Jakarta, Indonesia, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

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Swiss army soldier Arthur waves next to a heart made of flowers to thank medical workers on the grounds of a hospital in Payerne, Switzerland, April 6, 2020. The message reads "for you". Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS

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Monday, April 06, 2020

Swiss army soldier Arthur waves next to a heart made of flowers to thank medical workers on the grounds of a hospital in Payerne, Switzerland, April 6, 2020. The message reads "for you". Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS

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Messages are pictured on the happiness board in the intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Payerne, Switzerland, April 6, 2020. Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS

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Monday, April 06, 2020

Messages are pictured on the happiness board in the intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Payerne, Switzerland, April 6, 2020. Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS

A woman wearing a face mask signs her autograph on the legendary graffiti-covered John Lennon Wall in Prague, Czech Republic, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny

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Monday, April 06, 2020

A woman wearing a face mask signs her autograph on the legendary graffiti-covered John Lennon Wall in Prague, Czech Republic, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny

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A man walks beneath a billboard during the 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in central Cape Town, South Africa, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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Monday, April 06, 2020

A man walks beneath a billboard during the 21-day nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in central Cape Town, South Africa, April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

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A woman wearing a protective mask stands next to a closed ice cream kiosk with graffiti during a lockdown in Madrid, Spain April 5, 2020. Graffiti reads: "Europe needed a scare". REUTERS/Juan Medina

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Sunday, April 05, 2020

A woman wearing a protective mask stands next to a closed ice cream kiosk with graffiti during a lockdown in Madrid, Spain April 5, 2020. Graffiti reads: "Europe needed a scare". REUTERS/Juan Medina

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Lilly Davenport poses for her dad in front of a mural in tribute to the NHS painted by artist Rachel List on the wall of the Horse Vaults pub in Pontefract, Britain, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

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Saturday, April 04, 2020

Lilly Davenport poses for her dad in front of a mural in tribute to the NHS painted by artist Rachel List on the wall of the Horse Vaults pub in Pontefract, Britain, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith

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Residents write "stay home" with their mobile phones as they stand on the balcony of their apartment block in Ruisbroek near Brussels, Belgium April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

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Monday, April 06, 2020

Residents write "stay home" with their mobile phones as they stand on the balcony of their apartment block in Ruisbroek near Brussels, Belgium April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

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A man passes graffiti under a bridge in Vienna, Austria April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

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Thursday, April 02, 2020

A man passes graffiti under a bridge in Vienna, Austria April 2, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

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A person walks by a sign on a freeway overpass in Los Angeles, California, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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Saturday, April 04, 2020

A person walks by a sign on a freeway overpass in Los Angeles, California, April 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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Sophie and Emily Ward pose for a photograph with their hand-drawn picture of rainbows and a message on their window in St Helens, Britain, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Sophie and Emily Ward pose for a photograph with their hand-drawn picture of rainbows and a message on their window in St Helens, Britain, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble

People walk past a message on a billboard in West London, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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Wednesday, April 01, 2020

People walk past a message on a billboard in West London, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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A message is seen on the window of a shop in Cambridge Market Square, Cambridge, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

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Wednesday, April 01, 2020

A message is seen on the window of a shop in Cambridge Market Square, Cambridge, Britain, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

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A message of gratitude is seen on a glass door, written by a nurse on behalf of Nic Brown who was diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, March 24, 2020. CLEVELAND CLINIC NIC BROWN /via REUTERS

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

A message of gratitude is seen on a glass door, written by a nurse on behalf of Nic Brown who was diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, March 24, 2020. CLEVELAND CLINIC NIC BROWN /via REUTERS

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A man walks past a building with the message "Don't be afraid" written on it in Dublin, Ireland, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

A man walks past a building with the message "Don't be afraid" written on it in Dublin, Ireland, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

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The message "Merci" in tribute of those on the frontline to fight the coronavirus disease, is seen on the facade of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

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Saturday, March 28, 2020

The message "Merci" in tribute of those on the frontline to fight the coronavirus disease, is seen on the facade of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

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A girl writes a message in support of key workers in High Wycombe, Britain, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

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Friday, March 27, 2020

A girl writes a message in support of key workers in High Wycombe, Britain, March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

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An electronic sign displaying the message "Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands" is seen on display inside the Court House subway metro station in the Court House neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

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Friday, March 13, 2020

An electronic sign displaying the message "Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands" is seen on display inside the Court House subway metro station in the Court House neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia, March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Anti-police brutality activists gathered by the thousands in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in various European and African cities, highlighting allegations of abuse of black prisoners by their jailers, social and economic inequality, and institutional racism lingering from colonial pasts.

The mayor of Washington renamed a street in front of the White House "Black Lives Matter Plaza" and had the slogan painted in huge yellow letters on the roadway in an apparent rebuke of President Trump's militaristic response to nationwide protests over police brutality.

Protests against the police killing of George Floyd sweep across America and onto the main street of Anna, Illinois, where nearly a century ago this rural town of 4,200 residents expelled most of its African-American residents, according to historians.

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